Just as they did on Saturday, the Tigers jumped out to a 6-0 lead with wins in the first two matches. Sophomore Alan Waters picked up his second win of the weekend over a ranked opponent, knocking off No. 8 Jarrod Patterson with a 7-0 shutout. Waters was 0-2 in his career against Patterson before Sunday's victory.
At 133, No. 8 Nathan McCormick earned a crucial victory against No. 10 Jordan Keller, winning 5-3. Keller took the early lead with a reversal in the second period but McCormick reversed him back 30 seconds later, evening the score at 2-2. In the third, McCormick landed another reversal and rode Keller down to one second left to secure the riding time point. The win over Keller was the second on the season for McCormick, as he defeated the Sooner by a 2-1 score in Norman.
Oklahoma evened things up with a late third period pin by No. 3 Kendric Maple at 141 pounds, but a sudden victory win by Kyle Bradley over No. 9 Nick Lester put the Tigers back ahead. The two were scoreless after regulation, as each grappler rode the other out in the second and third periods. With seven seconds left in sudden victory, Bradley fought off a deep shot by Lester and turned it into his own score to clinch the match.
The Sooners took their first lead of the day with back-to-back wins at 157 and 165. No. 14 Matt Lester beat No. 15 Drake Houdashelt by a 6-1 decision, while Bubby Graham pulled out a 4-3 win over No. 20 Zach Toal to take a 12-9 lead.
From that point on, however, it would be all Missouri, as they were victorious in the final four matches of the afternoon. No. 18 Dorian Henderson put the Tigers back in the lead with an 11-0 major decision over Kyle Detmer. Scoreless after the first, Henderson reversed Detmer in the second period and turned him for a pair of three-point near falls with under two seconds left in the period. He'd land another takedown in the third and added the riding time point, putting Missouri up 13-12.
Junior Mike Larson extended the Tiger lead to 19-12 with a huge pin over Erich Schmidtke at 184 pounds. The two familiar foes battled to a 1-1 score in the third, when Larson landed a takedown and turned Schmidtke to his back for two more. Larson was able to hook the leg and stick Schmidtke for the fall with just 12 seconds left to give Missouri some breathing room. Larson had lost his last three contests to Schmidtke before Sunday's win.
At 197, junior Brent Haynes used his strong riding abilities and a big third period to pull out the 6-3 win over Keldrick Hall. Haynes hit the first takedown of the match but Hall would escape in the second and scored a takedown of his own at the buzzer to go up 3-2. In the third, Haynes evened things up with an escape and took Hall down again with under a minute to go. He secured the extra point after accumulating 3:35 in riding time.
Devin Mellon closed the match at heavyweight with a 3-2 victory over Kyle Colling, as he scored a late third period takedown on a double-leg, putting Colling to the mat. Mellon improves his record to 17-8 on the year with the win.
Next weekend, Missouri will travel to Rutgers for the first round of the NWCA National Duals. Along with host Rutgers, the Tigers will be joined by Cal Poly, Kent State, Michigan and Minnesota in Piscataway, N.J. The winner of the regional will advance to the NWCA National Duals Final Four the following weekend. Stay tuned to mutigers.com for more information.
Results:
125 No. 3 Alan Waters (MU) dec. No. 8 Jarrod Patterson (OU), 7-0 3 0
133 No. 8 Nathan McCormick (MU) dec. No. 10 Jordan Keller (OU), 5-3 6 0
141 No. 3 Kendric Maple (OU) fall Nicholas Hucke (MU), 6:21 6 6
149 Kyle Bradley (MU) dec. No. 11 Nick Lester (OU), 2-0 (SV) 9 6
157 No. 14 Matt Lester (OU) dec. No. 15 Drake Houdashelt (MU), 6-1 9 9
165 Bubby Graham (OU) dec. No. 20 Zach Toal (MU), 4-3 9 12
174 No. 18 Dorian Henderson (MU) major dec. Kyle Detmer (OU), 11-0 13 12
184 No. 15 Mike Larson (MU) fall Erich Schmidtke (OU), 6:48 19 12
197 No. 11 Brent Haynes (MU) dec. Keldrick Hall (OU), 6-3 22 12
HWT Devin Mellon (MU) dec. Kyle Colling (OU), 3-2 25 12
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